Show good pasture Is important in conserving land good permanent pas pastures tures can play an important part in the conservation plans of morgan county farmers says howard francis franc is chairman of the county agricultural conservation association committee these pastures conserve both soil and water and provide large amounts of feed for livestock he said the pasture cover holds the soil and retards regards water runoff allowing the ground more time to soak it up pastures if good will feed more livestock and less grain will be required this will decrease the cost of livestock production the agricultural conservation program pays a part of farmers farm ersI cost of re seeding worn out land and planting new pastures farmers gain from the livestock fed off this land and the government cooperates in saving more of the nations topsoil this finally adds up to more and better food and improved health for everybody the chairman added morgan county farmers will receive the following rates of payment from the program as the governments ern ments share in this cooperative conservation of land 1 70 cents per pound of ladino clover white dutch clover and strawberry clover seed 2 si 37 cents per pound of al a I 1 sike clover red clover alfalfa indian rice grass orchard grass kentucky blue grass tall meadow oat grass and meadow fescue 3 li cents per pound of huban clover crested slender and western wheat grass smooth and mountain brome grass perennial rye grass blue grass sand drop seed and other perennial grasses and i perennial legumes anu roved by the state committee 4 1 12 cents per pound of sweet clover timothy and red top in addition the program includes practices that make more sure the establishment of good pastures among these are the reorganization of irrigation systems weed control phosphate applications development of stock water facilities land leveling and many others I 1 pastures can be given a good start this fall chairman francis concluded arl I 1 T 0 X 41 N rolling pastures with beef cattle |